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FZNT25 KNHC 090932
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 24N65W WITH RIDGE W ALONG
25N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SINK SE INTO NW
PORTIONS TONIGHT AND STALL WED NIGHT FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS
THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. N OF 28N W
OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF
25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 76W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 25N W OF 70W. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W
OF 75W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO
27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1016 MB HIGH OVER SE GULF NEAR 24N85W WITH RIDGE NW
TO NEAR TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED BEFORE
HIGH BEGINS TO SHIFT NW INTO E CENTRAL GULF THU. RIDGE TO MOVE
N SAT WITH NE TO E WINDS COVERING MOST OF THE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N WINDS S TO SW 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAS BECOME
DIFFUSE AND ILL DEFINED. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA
ALONG 24-25N WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE
ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN.
NEXT TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE LESSER
ANTILLES TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WED...AND
CROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. S
OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO
3 FT N OF 19N.

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